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A note on time-symmetric hypersurfaces in the Schwarzschild geometry

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2010-11-13 v2

Abstract

In this note we show that any inextensible time-symmetric space-like hypersurface of differentiability class CkC^k, k2k\geq 2 isometrically embedded in the maximal Schwarzschild geometry must intersect the bifurcation sphere.

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@article{arxiv.1008.3841,
  title  = {A note on time-symmetric hypersurfaces in the Schwarzschild geometry},
  author = {Alfonso García-Parrado Gómez-Lobo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.3841},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

Proof of corollary 2 extended to include hypersurfaces with null regions. Some additional considerations in section 4 dealing with hypersurfaces of arbitrary causal character added. References added, To appear in classical and quantum gravity